GB beach volleyball teams learn from Brazil opener
“It’s important that we remember all of the hard lessons, the tears, the knocks and the fights, because if we can learn from those we’ll become stronger and be able to achieve our goal of reaching the Olympics.” The fact that any British men’s teams have made it out on to the World Tour is […]
Women’s League Cup round-up: Rachel Daly hits Aston Villa hat-trick, while Man City also win
England striker Rachel Daly scored a hat-trick as Aston Villa claimed their first victory of the season in the Women’s League Cup group stage. After five straight league defeats, Villa won 5-0 at Women’s Championship side Sheffield United as Daly netted three goals in 26 minutes. Ebony Salmon and Danielle Turner were also on target […]
The 420-year-search for Shakespeare’s lost play
Getty Images The First Folio established canon and is held responsible for preserving Shakespeare’s legacy (Credit: Getty Images) To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, BBC Future investigates a mysterious vanishing – a play that hasn’t been seen for centuries. In 1953, Solomon Pottesman held what appeared to be an ordinary, albeit very […]
Women’s Champions League: Emma Hayes says leading Chelsea to glory would be ‘fairytale’
Departing manager Emma Hayes says leading Chelsea to Women’s Champions League glory in her final season at the club would be a “fairytale”. Hayes, 47, has been named as the new manager of the United States women’s national team. The Blues have enjoyed major success since Hayes took charge in 2012 but are yet to […]
Ridley Scott’s biopic is ‘an awe-inspiring achievement’
Nicholas Barber Features correspondent Alamy (Credit: Alamy) With spectacular battle scenes and plenty of pithy vignettes, Ridley Scott’s latest – starring Joaquin Phoenix as the French military commander – is ‘a proper, old-fashioned historical epic’, writes Nicholas Barber. Martin Scorsese is 80 and Ridley Scott is nearly 86, but neither director is showing any signs […]
Pelvic pain in pregnancy leads woman to help others
BBC Sherilee Green has used her experience of pelvic pain in pregnancy to help others When fitness instructor Sherilee Green found out she was expecting a baby at 40, friends told her she would sail through pregnancy. But 12 weeks into her pregnancy, she started to have pain in her pelvis – pregnancy-related pelvic girdle […]
The crispy food KFC couldn’t master
Aysha Imtiaz Features correspondent Haider Azim/Alamy Karachi’s paratha rolls are crispy and flaky (Credit: Haider Azim/Alamy) Karachi locals baulked at a mass-produced version of their homegrown treasure, a crispy, meat-filled paratha that captures of zeitgeist of the city in one bold, delicious parcel. Paratha rolls – tender, juicy kebab or bite-sized chunks of grilled meat […]
The abandoned mansions of billionaires
Neelima Vallangi Features correspondent Neelima Vallangi (Credit: Neelima Vallangi) While most of Shekhawati’s havelis have crumbled and remain abandoned, a small window into the world of these painted mansions is being preserved. Neelima Vallangi (Credit: Neelima Vallangi) A former home of opulence Forgotten in the barren landscapes of Rajasthan’s Thar Desert, the Shekhawati region was […]
The bloom of cancer
Amy Gigi Alexander Features correspondent Louvre Paris Riddled with cancer and close to death, Amy Gigi Alexander wrote a bucket list that would take her around the world. Editor’s note: This is a travel story written by an individual who made a life-altering change to treat her cancer. It is not intended as an endorsement […]
‘How we quit our jobs to travel’
Daniel Noll Features correspondent how we quit Quitting your job to travel is not only an option for those who go solo. Here is how one couple did it – and how they have stayed on the road, and together, ever since. When people ask us, “What’s the most frightening thing you’ve done while travelling […]